suggested the name Bon Jovi, citing the popular rock band Van Halen as inspiration. Van Halen had formed in the early 1970s, and had achieved massive commercial success by the late 70s and early 80s.

NEW YORK — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey rock band’s bassist from 1983 ...

ROCK musician Alec John Such, the original bassist for the band Bon Jovi, has died at the age 70. The rock star's death was announced on Sunday by the band's lead singer Jon Bon Jovi who ...

And now you can look [and see] The Rolling Stones are 80-plus, and the E Street Band are 70-plus, and U2 and Bon Jovi are 60 plus and very active. Lauren Krenzel and Susan Nyakundi produced and ...

Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi and a bassist for the rock band, died, according to a statement released from the group on Sunday. He was 70. "We are heartbroken to hear the news of ...

Jon Bon Jovi helped save a woman, but the history of life saving acts on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge dates back 70 years, when John Seigenthaler did the same. In a video posted by ...

Bon Jovi founding member and bassist Alec John Such has died. He was 70. The band confirmed his passing on Twitter Sunday afternoon with a graphic including his year of birth and death with a "Bon ...

NEW YORK — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of John Such, the New Jersey rock band's bassist from ...

A former booker at a Sayreville, New Jersey club, he brought guitarist Richie Sambora to see the band in its early days. Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died at the age ...

Alec John Such, the founding bassist of the band Bon Jovi – and arguably the man who introduced its other members to one another – has died at age 70. The Yonkers-born bassist’s cause of ...

Alec John Such, bassist and an original member of Bon Jovi who was credited as bringing the band together, has died at 70, Bon Jovi announced on Sunday (June 5). “Alec, you will be missed ...